USDA Forest Service Rogue River‐Siskiyou, Fremont‐Winema and Umpqua National Forests
Crater Lake National Park
NW Incident Management Team 6
High Cascades Complex West Zone 9/12/2017 9:00 a.m. Fire Information: (541) 316‐8352
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Fire Containment: Incident
Broken Lookout 16,606 acres Pup 6,547 acres Broken Lookout 20% Pup 8% Shawn Sheldon
Commander: Aerial resources assigned to the Broken Lookout and Pup fires helped intial attack Crews: 9 personnel locate a new start on the southern boundary of the Rogue River‐Siskiyou Helicopters: 4 National Forest yesterday. It was the third new ignition identified in two days. Fire Resources Engines: 14 on the fire: conditions remain extreme, with the potential for wildfire starts from any heat Water Tenders: 9 source. For more information about preventing wildfires, visit Dozers: 2 www.keeporegongreen.com Total 582 Personnel: Rogue River‐ Northwest Incident Management Team 6 is now based at Joseph H. Stewart State Jurisdiction: Siskiyou NF, Park near Prospect. Umpqua NF Inciweb: Yesterday’s Activity https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/55 Helicopters dropped in the Wish Creek drainage water to head off the Pup Fire while 03 fire managers continued scouting for potential containment lines within and around the Rogue‐Umpqua Divide Wilderness Area. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/R6RRSNF/ Chipping, brushing and tactical burning proceeded on roads developed as contingency lines on the eastern, southern and southwestern flanks of the Broken Lookout Fire. Twitter: https://twitter.com/RRSNF Today’s Planned Activity Oregon Smoke Blog On the Pup Fire, fire managers will continue scouting containment line options and http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/ helicopters will drop water as needed to slow the fire’s spread. Southwest Oregon Joint Information Crews will continue reinforcing contingency lines on the Broken Lookout Fire and fire Center: http://swojic.blogspot.com/ managers will be assessing two roads that could be used to reduce the containment footprint. Weather: Temperatures will begin dropping today, but relative humidity will remain low. Both fires are expected to be more active today, with the greatest potential for movement in the Squaw Creek drainage on the Broken Lookout Fire and around High Rock, Rabbit Ears and Hershberger creeks on the Pup Fire. Closures: Road, trail and area closures are in place for the Rogue Umpqua Divide Wilderness and surrounding lands on both the Umpqua and Rogue River‐Siskiyou National Forests. Forest visitors should familiarize themselves with these closures before venturing into the area. For a complete list of closures, visit https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/closures/5503/ Other restrictions: The Umpqua National Forest has lowered its Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) to III (partial shutdown). The Rogue River‐Siskiyou National Forest remains under IFPL IV (general shutdown). For a complete description of IFPLs, visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/rogue‐siskiyou/fire/?cid=fseprd545253